Union suit



Feb. 17a-1925.

g.. MosEs UNION SUIT Filed Oct.

Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES LOUIS MOSES, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

UNION str/IT.

Application inea october i1, i922.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis MOSES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Union Suits; land I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to union suits.-

Among the objects of my invention are To produce a union suit composed of woven fabric throughout and having a portion of said fabric folded in such a manner that the folds may unfold in order to accommodate the corresponding part of the union suit to the movements of the body of the wearer.

To produce a union suit formed entirely of woven material and having the flexibility of union suits composed partly of woven 1,

and partly of knit material.

These and further objects of my invention will be made apparent in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the means hy which said objects are effectuated will be definitely pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings Figure l is a view of the back of the body portion of a union suit showing iiiy improvement applied thereto, the folds being in the folded position.

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2 2 in Fig. l looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged View of a portion of Fig. l, the folds being in the unfolded position.

Fig. t is a section along the line 4 4 in Fig. l looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5 5 in Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings 5 represents the back of the body portion of a union suit. Said union suit may be made in any approved manner and it is to be formed of woven fabric throughout.

In whatever manner the union suit is formed the back 5 is provided at or about the waist line with a portion 6 that is folded as shown in section in Figs. 2 and 5.

Serial No. 593,705.

Thevportion 6 is stitched to the upper and lower portions of the back 5 and bars 7 7 are sewed across the portion 6 for a purpose hereinafter explained.

Before the portion 6 is inserted in the union suit, stitches such as 8 shown in Fig. 5 are placed through the folds from the right and left hand ends of the portion 6 up to the bars 7 7.

Thus, from the right and left hand ends of the portion 6 to the bars 7 7 the portion 6 is unyielding vertically.

Between the bars 7 7 the folds are not stitched together as shown in Fig. 5; consequently, when the body of the wearer bends forward and greater length of niaterial is needed at the back, the folds between the bars 7 7 open as shown in Fig. 3 in Order to accommodate this movement of the body. The section of the opened folds is shown in Fig. 4.

The bars 7 7 are provided to re-enforce the stitches 8 adjacent thereto.

While I have shown my improved extensible portion as applied to the back of a union suit, it is to be understood that it may be used inl any portion of a union suit or in any portion of any other garment.

Hence, while I have claimed my improved extensible portion as applied in a union suit, it is to he understood that I do not consider its use to be limited 4to union suits.

Furthermore, additions of various charactei's may be made to the main idea involved in my improved union suit, as for instance, the bars 9 9 may be used, which bars normally extend loosely across the portion 6 as sho-wn in Figs. l and 2 but which are stretched to their full extent when said portion is unfolded as shown in Figs. 3 and d.

The bars 9 9 thus serve to prevent `undue extension of the folded portion 6.

I claim In a union suit, extensible means positioned in the waist of said suit at the back thereof, comprising a folded portion adapted to unfold when subjected to strain and spaced straps secured to said back, adjacent the ends of said folded portion, for preventing excessive unfolding of and assisting the refolding of said portion.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

LOUIS MOSES, 

